Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Princess Astrid of Belgium, in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: ANI Europe needs to develop its own “strategic autonomy”, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said on Tuesday (March 4, 2025), speaking about the United States’ decision to change its course on the Ukraine war. As…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting with Princess Astrid of Belgium in New Delhi on Monday (March 3, 2025). | Photo Credit: X/@rajnathsingh via PTI Photo Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (March 3, 2025) met Princess Astrid of Belgium and his Belgian counterpart Theo Francken. The sister of Belgium’s King Philippe,…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Ireland from March 4 to 9, 2025, to bolster India’s strategic and economic engagements with both countries, sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. During his visit to…
Ranveer Allahbadia | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Supreme Court on Monday (March 3, 2025) allowed podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia to air his “The Ranveer Show” subject to maintaining “morality and decency” and an undertaking that it was suitable for all ages. The top court said there should be a clear divide between humour and perversity…
File image of Union Minister Jitendra Singh | Photo Credit: PTI India will overtake the United States in the number of scientific publications by 2029, Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said at a public function on Friday (February 29, 2025) to commemorate National Science Day. “Future projections say that we will overcome…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (February 28, 2025) greeted people on the occasion of National Science Day and called for leveraging science to build a Viksit Bharat. He said on X, “Greetings on National Science Day to those passionate about science, particularly our young…
An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chinese Defence Ministry on Thursday (February 27, 2025) said the militaries of India and China are implementing the resolutions to end the standoff in eastern Ladakh in a “comprehensive and effective manner”. “At present, the Chinese and…
“Tanaji Shinde, Neelam Shinde’s father has applied for an urgent visa to the USA and requires assistance,” Supriya Sule said. File “The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up with the U.S. a request for an urgent visa by the family of an Indian student who is battling for life following a road accident in…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen | Photo Credit: AP Stung by the shifts in U.S. foreign policy, particularly on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the two-day visit by the President of the European Commission (EU) Ursula von der Leyen and 21 EU Commissioners beginning Thursday (February 27, 2025) will send the message that Europe is…
“I have never seen so many people in my city,” beams Ravikrishna Tiwari. Ravikrishna runs Tiwari and Bros, a travel agency that his grandfather started in Prayagraj (then Allahabad) way back in 1962. Till late 2024, he had 35 people working for him, mostly drivers and cleaners. Spotting the business opportunities that the Mahakumbh offered,…
